MESUD GEBEYEHU RETA

Mesud Gebeyehu serves as the Executive Director of the Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO), the idea for the Consortium was started in 2015 with the vision of creating a platform for strong and vibrant human rights CSOs for the realization of human rights and democratic values in Ethiopia and registered on the 16th of March 2018 (re-registered as per 1113/2019 with registration number 3932).

In addition, he serves as vice chairperson of the Ethiopian Civil Societies Forum (ECSF) Executive Board (a national forum/network that comprises of CSOs working on diverse areas in Ethiopia with the mandate of creating an enabling environment for local CSOs). Mesud also serves as the vice-chairperson for the Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA) Steering Committee under the CIVICUS and as a Lecturer of Law at Sam University (Oct 2012- now). He is a practicing human rights lawyer, researcher and Human Rights Defender and is actively engaged in the advocacy of human rights in Ethiopia since 2015 Mesud is also the chairperson and co-founder of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC).